contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
chair; stool; post; office; position
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
recovery; rescue; recapture
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to hand over; to surrender
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
even if not; even without
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence